,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ehi  #aahth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#hicb  ,report ,no4 #aah-fie  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,july  
#e1 #bjbd ,mrs4 ,houchin introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and the    
,workforce  ,september #bj1 #bjbd       
,additional sponsors3 ,ms4 ,foxx1 ,mr4  
,williams of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,finstad1 
,mrs4 ,bice1 ,mr4 ,owens1 ,mr4 ,kiley1  
,mr4 ,smucker1 ,mr4 ,bergman1 ,mr4      
,walberg1 and ,mr4 ,timmons  ,september 
#bj1 #bjbd ,reported with an amendment1 
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed       
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see
 copy of bill as introduced on ,july #e1
 #bjbd  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish an     
earlier application processing cycle for
 the ,,fafsa4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,,fafsa        

,deadline ,act4  #b4 ,establishment of  
earlier application processing cycle    
,section #dhc7;d77#d7 of the ,higher    
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajij7;d77#d77 is amended by striking   
not later than ,january #a of the       
applicant's planned year of enrollment1 
to the maximum extent practicable1 on or
 around ,october #a prior to the        
applicant's planned year of enrollment  
and inserting not later than ,october #a
 prior to the applicant's planned year  
of enrollment4  #c4 ,certification and  
testimony requirements ,section         
#dhc7;d77#d7 of the ,higher ,education  
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4            
#ajij7;d77#d77 is further amended-- 7#a7
 by striking ,the ,secretary and        
inserting the following3  7,a7 ,in      
general ,the ,secretary  2 and  7#b7 by 
adding at the end the following3  7,b7  
,certification and testimony            
requirements ,the ,secretary shall1 with
 respect to each application processing 
cycle1 prior to the initiation of such  

processing cycle-- 7i7 on a date that is
 not later than ,september #a--  7,i7   
certify to the authorizing committees   
that the ,department will meet the      
,october #a deadline specified in       
subparagraph 7,a7 for such processing   
cycle2 or  7,,ii7 certify to such       
committees that the ,department will not
 meet such deadline2 and  7ii7 in the   
case of a certification described in    
clause 7i77,,ii71 on a date that is not 
later than ,september #cj1 testify      
before the authorizing committees on--  
7,i7 the anticipated failure to meet    
such deadline2 and  7,,ii7 the financial
 impact such failure will have on       
students and families4  4  ,september   
#bj1 #bjbd ,reported with an amendment1 
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed